The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-07

Oct. 80, 1861; Psach Orchard, June 81
1852; Savage etaeion, juno 30, 1862; Faif
Oaks, June l, 1862; Nelson's Farm, JuAO
30, 1862; Malvern Hin. July I, 1869;
Glendale. June 80, 1862; Vienna, Sept. 8,
1862: first and second Frederickabur1,
Dec. Is 1862, and May 8. 1868; Antistaria,
Sept. II, 1862; Nine Run, Nov. 81, 1865
Gettysburg, July 2 aud 8. 1885, Briston'6
Station. Oct. 8, 1863. 0mesFs for the on.
dent, Judge L0chran; vice president, E. p.
Perkins; treasurer. James Cannon; 6ecfe.
tary, G. F: Hausdori. Theft next reunion
will b held at tho George A. Braekett
country residence 1t Lake Minnetonka:
Mr.: Treherns ths British vice consul 1t
st. Paul, has appointed Mr.: w: Somervill6
Royle acting vice consul during his NJ.
bence:
Korsaard; cashier d the State Bank oil
Minneapolis; has been officially recosnit:
I'd by Secfftafy Bayard 90 the Portuguese
consul at that city: 7~
At Winona; on the gath; An early morn.
ing blaze completely destroyed tho Laird.
Norton mill; tho largest saw mill oil the
Mississippi conf1agration which involves
q direct loss OF 500, 900 and tho throw Ing
OF 300 men out Unemployment. The Laird
Norton company was organized In the
fiitios, and the saw mill was built in 1853.
Tho company was Incorporated in 1883
with capital Of 81. ooo, 900. NJ: G. Nor.
ton 10 president. j: L. Norton, vice presi-
dent and VIII. Laird, secretary and treas
urer. They employ about 400 mon, and
manufacture yearly average Of IS, OO0,.
600 feet OF lumber. 5000, 900 lath and FL.
600, 600 shingle. They carry about g.
600, 900 feet OF lumber. They have forty
yards in the Northwest, immense pine lands,
and are interested in the Winona lumber
mill, the North Wisconsin mill at Hay.
ward. Wis.,, and the Chippewa Lumber and
Boom Company.
In tho band contest at Rochester, tho
following prizes were awarded: First- class,
ond.class, Spring Valley, frat; Cannon
Falls, second: Marion, third. The total
cash prizes were 1926:
Pensions have been issued to Minneso.
tians as follows: Originals: Jacob Casa
man, Mazeppa; Daniel w. Hand, St. Paul;
Arson Hellger, Arlington; Charles C. Dixie,
White Bear Lake; John B. Lattonvelle,
st. Paul; Edmund Rice, st. Paul; William
Sliinnick; Clontarf Enneas 8: Peat, Wheat.
land. Increase: Caleb J. May, Cokato:
Reissues: Francis W: Seeley; Lake City;
William Payne, Browntown. Reissue and
increase: Quincy G. Warren, Grove Lake.
Charles H: Morton OF Ashland, Wis.,, has
filed q complaint in the district court
against O. 8. Hagerlnan of St. Paul to en-.
force tho fultillment of q contract for the
sale Of real estate, the amount involved
being 5000, reminiscence of the Ashland
boom.
Taylor's Falls witnesses ito annual log
jam. which is, however, less picturesque
than that OF 1886.
Myron Brown. general agent of the New
York Life Insurance company, residing at
the Nieollet house, at Minneapolis. He
appeared to DO in perfect health at the
time, but after washing his hand he turned
partially around and then fell heavily to
the floor. He was picked up and laid on
a table, but when q physician arrived O
few moments later, life was extinct the
sudden death being attributed to heart
disease or apoplexy.
Minnesota again comes to the front in
the person OF j. NJ. Prendergast OF Mime.
apolis, who graduated at Georgetown D.
c. college. President Cleveland and a
large crowd Of government officials were
present. Mr.: Prendergast took the follow.
Ing: A medal for poetry, q premium for
English literature and composition; tho
second prize medal in mathematics, tho
first medal in general chemistry, the
Philodemic prize medal for An oration on
"Old and New Iocksley Hail. and q
special prize for passing an examination
on the entire ''1liad."
At Minneapolis, r. L. Stillman turned
over to c. H. Chadburn, the Rochester
(Ainn.) capitalist and banker, the Still.
man block, the building on Fourth between
Nicollet and Hennepin, now occupied by
the postoffice. This 10 probably a. good
t>n,as khAr~ s. = 81
The consideration was 100000. Tho
building ia a good one, five-story front, but
it cannot possibly be worth over $780,.
600. Allowing that for the building, and
Mr.. Chadbourn paid over 1000 front
foot for his land.
Not to exceed l, 900 acres OF crops have
been damaged by grasshoppers around Per.
ham.
In tho district court at St. Peter in tho
case OF Twist vs.. Winona & st. Peter rail-
road, for damages to Twists boy who vas
hurt by a turntable, the jury gave a yer.
dict for plaintiff of IS, 900.
w. H. Dixon, assis tant general passe nger
agent of the Milwaukee, has issued circu-
lar stating that the Hotel St. Louis at
Minnetonka will be opened July 2 under
tho management OF r. p. Emerson, OF the
Ryan, and that within a month the Mil.
Yankee 4 St. Paul would have line to tho
hotel.
A test suit is about to be brought at
Rochester, against A. w. Pingree, the mer.
eaten in this vicinity with such unpleasant
results. The victims numbered over one
hundred, and q few are still i'll with cramps
and blood poisoning.
Rev. Mr.. Hayward, preached his farewell
sermon In tho Congregational church at
Waterville. Poor health was tho reason
of his resignation.
John, Wright. living in Cottage Grove,
Washington county, was gored by a bull
and seriously, If not fatally, injured.
Congressman Edmund Rice of St. Paul,
has been awarded q pension under the act
passed last winter for the benefit OF the
survivors OF the Mexican war. "Uncle
Ned, as he is affectionately known, was in
the war and ''foated it, from Vera Cruez
to the city OF Mexico with the army OF Gen.
Scott.
The railroad commissioners are sending
out blanks for the annual reports OF the
railroads in the state. They are to be fill.
ed out and returned in September and will
be published III January.
Rev. James McGolrick, OF the Immacu.
late Conception church, Minneapolis re.
ceivcd a telegram from Ireland, announc.
ing the death Of his father.
Sumner Ladd has been appointed by
Gov. McGill to take testimony in regard
to the charges made against Deputy
Boiler Inspector Gushing Of Minneapolis.
The state teachers institutes have clos.
ed for the season, the next ones to he held
in September.
The fare for the round trip from St.
Paul to st. Louis on the occasion OF the
holding of the national G. A. H., encamp.
ment, next September, has been fixed at
$3.50.
Hattie Atheron OF Winona was brought
mp before United States Commissioner
McCafferty on the charge OF violating tho
internal revenue laws. Upon examination
she was released on $500 bail.
At Zumbrota, the chinch bugs have
Matched in myriads. and the prospect il
not encouraging for the crops. Sor o
fields of barley are already turning white
from their ravages. Farmers report them
as being found in every field. Aside from
the danger from these pests the outlook is
fine.
It is very probable that ork will be CON-
menced shortly upon new saw mill at
Winona for the Laird. Norton company
tn renlace the hiu mill thu T. ed racen&lv'